Burazerovic J, Orlova M, Obradovic M, Cirovic D, Tomanovic S
Chair of Animal Ecology and Zoogeography, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Department of Vertebrate Zoology and Ecology, National Research Tomsk State University, Russia.
J Med Entomol. 2018 Jan 10;55(1):20-28. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx189.
Bats are hosts to a number of ectoparasites-acarines (ticks, chiggers, other mites), bat flies, and fleas. Bat ectoparasites might have significant ecological and public health importance as they may be potential vectors of zoonotic agents. It is important to identify their distribution, diversity, and host-parasite associations. Bat ectoparasites in the central Balkans have been largely understudied. The present research was conducted in 45 localities at the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. In total, 1,143 individuals of 18 species of bats have been examined for the presence and abundance of ectoparasite species during 3 yr of research. In total, 21 ectoparasite species have been identified: three species of ticks, seven species of mites (including one species of chigger), eight species of bat flies, and three species of fleas. In total, 80 host-parasite associations have been identified. The largest number of ectoparasites parasitized primarily only one host species. The highest total number of hosts was identified for ectoparasite species Ixodes vespertilionis Koch, Nycteribia schmidlii Schiner, and Spinturnix myoti Kolenati. The spinturnicid mite Spinturnix psi Kolenati was the most abundant ectoparasite species and together with Penicilidia dufouri Westwood the most widely distributed species of bat ectoparasite, being present at 21 localities in the central Balkans. The presented data include the first systematic records of patterns of prevalence, mean intensity, mean abundance, and host specificity for bat ectoparasites in the central Balkans.
蝙蝠是多种体外寄生虫的宿主，包括蜱螨目（蜱、恙螨及其他螨类）、蝙蝠蝇和跳蚤。蝙蝠体外寄生虫可能具有重要的生态和公共卫生意义，因为它们可能是人畜共患病原体的潜在传播媒介。确定它们的分布、多样性以及宿主 - 寄生虫关联非常重要。巴尔干半岛中部的蝙蝠体外寄生虫在很大程度上尚未得到充分研究。本研究在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那、前南斯拉夫的马其顿共和国、黑山和塞尔维亚境内的45个地点进行。在为期3年的研究中，总共检查了18种蝙蝠的1143只个体，以确定体外寄生虫种类的存在情况和丰度。总共鉴定出21种体外寄生虫：3种蜱、7种螨（包括1种恙螨）、8种蝙蝠蝇和3种跳蚤。总共确定了80种宿主 - 寄生虫关联。大多数体外寄生虫主要仅寄生于一种宿主物种。已确定体外寄生虫物种西方鼠蜱、施氏蝠蝇和鼠耳蝠蝠螨的宿主总数最多。蝙蝠蜱螨科螨类的科氏蝠螨是最丰富的体外寄生虫物种，并且与杜氏蝠蝇一起是分布最广泛的蝙蝠体外寄生虫物种，在巴尔干半岛中部的21个地点均有发现。所呈现的数据包括巴尔干半岛中部蝙蝠体外寄生虫的流行模式、平均感染强度、平均丰度和宿主特异性的首批系统记录。
